.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will definitely title a boxing memory card in Las Vegas for the 18th time when he places his WBC, WBO as well as WBA incredibly middleweight world headlines on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday evening. The battle card at T-Mobile Arena likewise features Erislandy Lara safeguarding his WBA middleweight title against Danny Garcia and also a very middleweight struggle between Caleb Plant and Trevor McCumby for the abandoned WBA acting title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has actually carried headlines in four departments, consisting of the lineal champion at middleweight and also incredibly middleweight. Alvarez became the undeniable super middleweight champion by defeating Plant through 11th-round TKO in Nov 2021. He brought in four productive defenses just before the IBF removed him of the belt in July when Alvarez decided to face Berlanga instead of the IBF's obligatory challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I only wish to show everybody that I'm still the most effective," Alvarez said in the course of Wednesday's press conference in Las Vegas. "I still adore this sport. When I stop adoring it, you'll understand. I adore my regimen and also I enjoy going to the gym on a daily basis." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has never fought for a globe name. After beginning his career 16-0, along with all of his triumphes coming in the first round, Berlanga has slashed just one standstill in his past six victories.Berlanga, a hefty underdog (+900 every ESPN BET), understands he must do one thing exclusive to beat Alvarez, one of the greatest competitors in the world." This is actually the possibility of a life time," Berlanga claimed. "It is actually gon na be a firefight this weekend break. ... I am actually gon na make every person a follower. Our Company possess Puerto Rico vs. Mexico as well as we're differing on Saturday night." Let's take a look at the headline battle due to the varieties, with data coming from ESPN Statistics & Relevant Information as well as CompuBox.Canelo AlvarezEdgar Berlanga34Age2761-2-2Record22-039KOs175-foot-7 1/2 u2033 Height6-foot-1" 70 1/2 u2033 inchesReach73 inchesOrthodoxStanceOrthodoxGuadalajara, MexicoBirthplaceBrooklyn, New York-2000: Odds for Alvarez to succeed the battle, per ESPN BET.1,582: Complete seconds fought through Berlanga in his first 16 battles as an expert, which all ended in the preliminary, for approximately 98.9 few seconds per fight. The combined record of all 16 enemies during the time of their fights was actually 175 wins, 67 drops as well as 15 pulls.4: Productive label defenses through Alvarez as unquestioned super middleweight champion. He's the only man pugilist with 4 defenses of an undeniable title in the four-belt period (because 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Success by Alvarez in world label matches at 21-2-1, he's the 4th Mexican-born fighter with 20 or even even more success in planet label fights. With a win on Saturday, he would certainly break a tie with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd very most gains in globe name fights through a Mexican boxer (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Recognized males's champions in the present day four-belt period. Along with Alvarez, they are: Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk, Teofimo Lopez, Josh Taylor, George Kambosos Jr., Devin Haney, Jermell Charlo as well as Naoya Inoue.ESPN Stats & Information14.7: Punches landed by Alvarez per complete of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in precision one of champs and title opponents).4.2: Stabs landed per sphere by Alvarez away from 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy strikes landed every around by Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 one of champions and name competitors.6.6: Electrical power strikes every around arrived at Alvarez by his opponents (30.1%).12.4: Punches landed through Berlanga every fill out of 37.6 thrown (33%).7.6: Energy punches landed by Berlanga every complete of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Power punches landed on Berlanga every around through rivals (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Strike Stats ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 battles) Berlanga (last 6 matches) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed per round4137.651.1 Total avg. landed per round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% Human body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. thrown per round18.319.822.3 Punches avg. landed every round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Electrical power avg. tossed every round22.717.828.8 Energy avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was birthed in Brooklyn, The Big Apple, his Puerto Rican decline implies this fight joins various other notable Mexico-Puerto Rico headline bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico world headline fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez gains UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad wins MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez gains UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez wins TKO8WBC featherweightIn contrast to Alvarez's champion knowledge, Berlanga is going to be actually defending a world headline for the first time in his job. It will be a major improve in competitors for Berlanga, that enters into the match as the No. 5-ranked super middleweight, according to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. novice title challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Sin City? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Landscape Stadium, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Facility, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon through UDDefeated an unified world champ in first major title match (Final three decades) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: faces consolidated tremendously middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in very first primary label match on SaturdayCanelo will definitely be actually creating his eighth defense of a minimum of one incredibly middleweight headline. He is actually presently a -2000 favored to win (every ESPN BET), which would certainly connect for his 2nd shortest odds to gain an extremely middleweight headline fight.Canelo Alvarez quickest chances in very middleweight headline fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez presently a -2000 favored vs. Berlanga (Every ESPN BET) In their personal words-- from Wednesday's last press conference in Las VegasBerlanga on what the match versus Alvarez implies to him: "It implies every little thing to be in this setting. I'm certainly not intended to be right here. I've been actually questioned considering that just before I switched expert. Yet I knew that I was actually bound to wind up in this particular position." I might be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Sunday evening. I've desired that for many years and also currently it's my look to perform it." Berlanga on his method ahead of the match: "I am actually a knockout musician. Every competitor really wants the knockout. We know that he's a tale as well as our company can't only go swing for the fencings. Our experts must perform it the proper way. Sixth-round ko, that's what our experts are actually opting for. Yet our experts await all 12 spheres if our experts must." Alvarez on his goal to look for the KO: "It is actually quick and easy to say you'll knock me out, yet it's much more tough to carry out it. Saturday evening is actually gon na be actually extremely hard for him, for sure. I've prepared for the ko. I adore the sensation of a knockout blow and also I'm gon na do my best to acquire it carried out." I constantly placed 100 percent into my fights and right into instruction, despite who I am actually fighting. It's the same way of thinking every fight. This is actually no exemption. I've had a fantastic training school and I'm ready." Alvarez on fighting on Mexican Independence Time weekend: "It is actually a tribute to eliminate on this day. Mexican Self-reliance Day is incredibly important for our company. It's extremely unique as well as I am actually very happy to combat for the Mexican folks." The fans mean whatever to me and also I value all of them. They sustain me whatever and also I'm thankful for every person that's sustained me throughout my job.".